DPM Teo questions if Hougang voters being taken for granted

SINGAPORE: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Sunday questioned if the Workers' Party has taken Hougang voters for granted. Speaking at the first PAP rally for the Hougang by-election, Mr Teo, who is the first assistant secretary-general of the PAP, pointed to the way the Workers' Party had handled the Yaw Shin Leong affair. The expulsion of former Hougang MP Mr Yaw from the Workers' Party had directly led to this by-election. Mr Teo said the Workers' Party has now put up another candidate, and its secretary-general Low Thia Khiang is acting as if "nothing has happened" and is "pulling on the emotions" of voters. "Hougang residents should consider carefully, and not just accept any candidate that WP is sending to them," he said. "You have scrutinised Desmond Choo very carefully but scrutinise the candidate that they send to you very closely as well." "I watch...